Xu Xiong
associate professor

Department(s):
Epidemiology

Email:
xxiong@tulane.edu

Research Interests:
Etiology, prevention and outcomes of pregnancy complications; pregnancy outcomes; evaluation of perinatal health care and intervention

Professional Achievements:
1998-present Member, International Epidemiological Association
1998-present Member, Society for Epidemiological Research
1998-present Member, Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiological Research
2004 Member, Society for Clinical Trials
2005-present Member, Delta Omega: Honorary Society in Public Health/Eta Chapter
2005-present Member, American Public Health Association

1997 Post-doctoral fellowship award, McGill-Montreal Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Montreal, Canada
1997 Post-doctoral fellowship award, Medical Research Council of Canada, Canada
1999 NIH Young Investigator Travel Award. Society of Perinatal Research
2000 Best Post-Doctoral Presentation Award, Western Society of Perinatal Research, Canada
2002 Clinical and Epidemiological Junior Scholar, Quebec Health Research Foundation, Canada
2004 Tulane University Health Sciences Center Auxiliary Career Development Award

Educational Background:
Post-doctoral, University of Alberta, Canada
DrPH, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
MD, Shanghai Medical University

Publications:
Selected peer-reviewed publications

Xiong X, Demianczuk NN, Saunders LD, Wang FL, Fraser WD. The impact of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension on birth weight by gestational age. Am J Epidemiol 2002;155:203-209.

Xiong X, Fraser WD. Reply: association of preeclampsia with high birth weight for gestational age. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002; 186:1105-1106.

Xiong X, Demianczuk NN, Fraser WD. History of abortion, preterm birth and the risk of preeclampsia. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002; 187:1013-8.

Xiong X, Buekens P, Fraser WD, Guo Z. Anemia during pregnancy in a Chinese population. Int J Obstet Gynecol 2003; 83:159-164.

Xiong X, Fraser WD. Impact of pregnancy-induced hypertension on birthweight by gestational age. Pediatr Perinatal Epidemiol 2004; 18:186-191.

Xiong X, Fraser WD, Demianczuk NN. History of abortion, preterm, term birth and risk of gestational hypertension: a population-based study. J Reprod Med 2004; 49:899-907.

Baulon E, Fraser WD, Biedboeuf B, Buekens P, Xiong X. Pregnancy-induced hypertension and neonatal growth at 28 and 42 days postpartum. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2005;5:10 doi:10.1186/1471-2393-5-10.

Senecal J, Xiong X, Fraser WD, and the PEOPLE (Pushing Early or Pushing Late with Epidural) Study Group. Effect of fetal position on second stage duration and labour outcome. Obstet Gynecol 2005;105(4):763-72.

Luo ZC, Fraser WD, Julien P, Deal CL, Audibert F, Smith GN, Xiong X, Walker M. Tracing the origins of “fetal origins” of adult disease: programming by oxidative stress? Med Hypotheses 2006;66:38-44.

Buekens P, Xiong X, Harville E. Hurricanes and pregnancy. Birth 2006;33:91-93.

Xiong X., Buekens P., Pridjian G., Fraser WD. Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension and Perinatal Mortality. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2007;52:402-406.

Xiong X, Buekens P, Fraser WD, Beck J, Offenbacher S. Periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review. Br J of Obstet Gynaecol 2006;113:135-43.

Xiong X, Buekens P, Vastardis S, Wu T. Periodontal Disease as One Possible Explanation for the Mexican Paradox. Med Hypotheses 2006;67:1348-54.

Xiong X, Buekens P, Vastardis S, Pridjian G. Periodontal disease and gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J of Obstet Gynecol 2006;195:1086-9.

Xiong X, Wightkin J, Magnus JH, Pridjian G, Acuna J, Buekens P. Birth weight and infant growth: Optimal infant weight gain versus optimal infant weight. Matern Child Health J 2007;11:57-63.

Xiong X, Buekens P, Pridjian G, Fraser WD. Pregnancy-induced hypertension and perinatal mortality. J Reprod Med 2007;52(5):402-6.

Xiong X, Buekens P, Vastardis S, Yu S. Peridontal disease and pregnancy outcomes: state-of-the-science. Obstet Gynecol Surv Sept 2007;62(9):605-615.

Xiong X, Harville EW, Mattison DR, Elkind-Hirsch K, Pridjian G, Buekens P. Exposure to Hurricane Katrina, post-traumatic stress disorder and birth outcomes. Am J Med Sci. 2008 Aug;336(2):111-5.

Buekens P, Almendares O, Carlier Y, Dumonteil E, Eberhard M, Gamboa-Leon R, James M, Padilla N, Wesson D and Xiong X. Mother-to-Child Transmission of Chagas' Disease in North America: Why don't we do more? Maternal and Child Health Journal 2008 May;12(3):283-6.

Caillouët KA, Michaels SR, Xiong X, Foppa I, Wesson DM. Increase in West Nile neuroinvasive disease after Hurricane Katrina. Emerging Infectious Disease 2008;14(5):804-7.

Moreno EA, Xiong X, Buekens P, Padilla N. Prevalencia de enfermedad periodontal en primigestas en un Centro de Salud Urbano en Celaya, Guanajuato [Prevalence of periodontal disease in primiparous women in a health center in Celaya, Guanajuato] (Abstract in English). Revista ADM 2008; 65:13-19.

Tees MT, Harville EW, Xiong X, Buekens P, Pridjian G, Elkind-Hirsch K. "Hurricane Katrina-Related Maternal Stress, Maternal Mental Health, and Early Infant Temperament." Matern Child Health J 2009; epub ahead of print.

Xiong X, Elkind-Hirsch KE, Vastardis S, Delarosa RL, Pridjian G, Buekens P. Periodontal disease is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus: a case-control study. J Periodontol. 2009 Nov;80(11):1742-9.

Contact Information:
Department of Epidemiology
1440 Canal Street, Suite 2000
New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone: 504.988.1379
Fax: 504.988.1568
xxiong@tulane.edu

Level of Instruction:
graduate